Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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